July 6, 2009
For the first time, families of murder victims have joined with families of persons with mental illness who have been executed to speak out against the death penalty.
READ MOREJuly 1, 2009
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reminds Americans that July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time for public education about serious mental illness in diverse communities.
READ MOREJune 18, 2009
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will present more than 20 awards at its national convention in San Francisco, July 5-9, 2009, honoring exemplary leadership at the national, state and local levels. Below is a partial list that includes only NAMI leaders. Detailed information and additional awards can be found on pages 8-10 of the convention program that is now available on the NAMI Web site.
READ MOREJune 18, 2009
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released "Puzzle Pieces," a new public service announcement (PSA) initiative that encourages people to connect with each other through NAMI to help themselves, their families and their friends who live with mental illness.
READ MOREMay 19, 2009
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) honored 41 doctors as “Exemplary Psychiatrists” at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual conference in San Francisco today.
READ MOREMay 13, 2009
The 2009 spring issue of the NAMI Advocate Magazine features a cover story about two conversations Matt Kunz of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) had with President Barack Obama on the mental health needs of America’s veterans.
READ MOREMay 7, 2009
In honor of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, Goldie Hawn, child advocate and founder of The Hawn Foundation, campaigned for effective children’s mental health programs at a Congressional briefing today.
READ MOREApril 23, 2009
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched a new Web site, www.nami.org/soloist, as part of a social action campaign with Participant Media surrounding Friday’s release (April 24) of The Soloist, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr.
READ MOREMarch 11, 2009
The National Alliances on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released a new report, Grading the States, assessing the nation's public mental health care system for adults and finding that the national average grade is a D.
READ MOREJanuary 13, 2009
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is honored this week by President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of NAMI Montana executive director, Matt Kuntz, to accompany him on his whistle stop tour between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. en route to Obama’s inauguration.
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text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).
